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3M5

Moontown Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	3M5
Lat/Long:	34-44-50.5000N 086-27-39.5000W 34-44.841667N 086-27.658333W 34.7473611,-86.4609722 (estimated)
Elevation:	655 ft. / 200 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	7 miles E of HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35741

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
HUNTSVILLE APPROACH:	125.6 [0600-0000]
HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE:	125.6 [0600-0000]
WX AWOS-3PT at MDQ (8 nm NW):	120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW):	121.25 (256-207-5925)
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (19 nm N):	135.275 (931-433-5916)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RQZr107/9.0		ROCKET VORTAC		112.20		02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2180 x 160 ft. / 664 x 49 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	34-44.845258N	34-44.839072N
Longitude:	086-27.875732W	086-27.440293W
Elevation:	655.0 ft.	634.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	092 magnetic, 091 true	272 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	65 ft. trees, 153 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear	58 ft. tree, 381 ft. from runway, 168 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	3M5 AIRPORT INC. P.O. BOX 24 BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781
Manager:	TIMOTHY KNUEVEN 200 AIRPORT DRIVE BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781

Additional Remarks

-	TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
-	GLIDER ACT INVOF ARPT.
-	ARPT MOWING IN PROGRESS WKDAYS SPRING THRU AUTUMN.
-	DEER ON AND INVOF OF ARPT

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3M5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMDQ - Huntsville Executive Airport / Tom Sharp Jr Field (8 nm NW)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (12 nm W)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm SW)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (23 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:04	10:04
Sunrise	05:33	10:33
Sunset	20:00	01:00
Evening civil twilight	20:30	01:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jun-2025 18:18:07
Local (UTC-5)	17-Jun-2025 13:18:07

METAR

KMDQ 8nm NW	171755Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM VCTS BKN026 BKN033 OVC055 29/21 A2998 RMK A02 LTG DSNT SW T02880211 10289 20220
KHUA 12nm W	161953Z 17005KT 7SM SCT035 34/22 A2998
KHSV 17nm W	171753Z 22009KT 10SM -TSRA SCT028 BKN046CB OVC090 28/23 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB48 TSB43 SLP142 VIS LWR SW-NW OCNL LTGICCG VC SW TS SW MOV NE P0000 60000 T02780228 10278 20222 58018 $

TAF

KHUA 12nm W	171400Z 1714/1818 18009KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2997INS BECMG 1714/1715 20009KT 8000 SHRA SCT004 OVC020 QNH2993INS TEMPO 1717/1722 21010G22KT 6000 -TSRA BKN019CB BECMG 1801/1802 19006KT 9999 NSW BKN011 OVC019 QNH2995INS TEMPO 1807/1811 20015G25KT 8000 -TSRA OVC015CB BECMG 1813/1814 20009KT 9000 -SHRA OVC020 QNH2990INS TX35/1721Z TN22/1714Z
KHSV 17nm W	171720Z 1718/1818 20012G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 TEMPO 1718/1722 4SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM172200 20010KT P6SM BKN035 FM180600 18005KT P6SM OVC012 FM181400 21010KT P6SM OVC020

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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3M5 Airport Inc.

256-852-9781
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Computerized weather, Internet access, ...

More info about 3M5 Airport Inc.

independent
	100LL
SS		$4.99
Updated 28-May-2025

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SS=Self service

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